Research, Technological Innovations and Human Factors for Effective Miner Self-Escape from Underground Mine Emergencies

研究计划--摘要 这项提议将推进研究、技术和其他干预措施以及培训计划 使矿工能够在矿井紧急情况下安全自救。它将在1)推动研究 井下无线通信；2)研究人-机器人交互，实现矿工安全自救 逃生；3)研究爆炸情况下避难备选方案的关键进出机制； 4)评估锂离子电池电动汽车起火的风险；5)使用“训练师” 煤矿安全人才培养模式。为了实现研究目标，这一努力将集中在 五(5)综合领域：(I)新的无线通信；(Ii)自我逃生和人为因素； (3)地雷爆炸和避难所替代方案；(4)对蓄电池电力的紧急反应 车辆起火；和(V)关于自我逃生策略的爆炸。这些地区是疾控中心的战略合适之地- NIOSH PAR-21-165。该方案将在FERIT(地雷逃逸、研究、 密苏里科技大学(S&T)创新与技术中心 与肯塔基大学(英国)、行业和NIOSH合作。 这项研究是一项协作、多大学和多学科的工程和 科学学科。PD和六(6)名PI在采矿和采矿领域拥有全职学术职位 S科技大学的炸药工程专业提供经教唆认可的采矿工程专业。它 还提供工程硕士(M.E.)、理科硕士(M.S.)、哲学博士(Ph.D.) 和工程学博士(D.E.)在采矿工程方面。S科技公司还提供硕士和博士学位。 在炸药工程学方面。其中一人来自英国，也是采矿业的全职学术职位 工程学。英国还提供经教唆认可的本科生、硕士和博士学位 采矿工程与炸药工程研究。S&T公司的实验煤矿和 爆炸物研究设施、英国爆炸物研究设施和其他研究实验室 提供无与伦比的环境和资源来实施这一计划。 研究团队将与CDC-NIOSH进行互动，并满足所有要求。整体而言 结果是减少矿工在矿山紧急情况下受伤和死亡的风险。这 该倡议将扩大矿山紧急情况下的知识和能力，培训研究人员，转让 通过研究到实践的方法将技术转化为产业，并为矿山提供培训 安全人员。我们将在期刊和会议记录中传播研究成果，并 建立一个独立的咨询委员会，就研究方向提供咨询意见。冲浪板 成员包括Arch、Komatsu、Fred Weber、Matrix、MSHA和Strata。要实现这些目标 研究目标，S&T和英国要求在4年内每年资助100万美元。

RESEARCH PLAN – ABSTRACT This proposal will advance research, technological and other interventions, and training programs to empower miners for safe self-escape in mine emergencies. It will 1) advance research in underground wireless communication; 2) study human-robot interactions for safe miner self- escape; 3) study critical ingress/egress mechanisms for refuge alternatives subjected to explosions; 4) evaluate the risks of lithium-ion battery electric vehicle fires; and 5) use a “train the trainer” model to train mine safety personnel. To accomplish the research goal, this effort will focus on five (5) integrated areas: (i) New Wireless Communication; (ii) Self-Escape and Human Factors; (iii) Mine Explosions and Refuge Alternatives; (iv) Emergency Response to Battery Electric Vehicle Fires; and (v) Explosions on Self-Escape Strategies. The areas are a strategic fit for CDC- NIOSH PAR-21-165. The program will be carried out under the MERIT (Mine Escape, Research, Innovations and Technology) Center at Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) with collaborations from University of Kentucky (UK), industry and NIOSH. This research is a collaborative, multi-university, and multi-disciplinary effort engineering and science disciplines. The PD and six (6) PIs hold full-time academic positions in mining and explosives engineering at S&T. S&T offers an ABET-accredited mining engineering program. It also offers Master of Engineering (M.E.), Master of Science (M.S.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Engineering (D.E.) in mining engineering. S&T also offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in explosives engineering. One PI, from UK, also holds a full-time academic position in mining engineering. UK also offers an ABET-accredited undergraduate and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mining engineering with research in explosives engineering. S&T’s Experimental Mine and Explosives Research Facilities, UK’s Explosives Research Facilities, and other research labs provide unparalleled environments, and resources to undertake this initiative. The research team will interact with CDC-NIOSH and fulfill all requirements. The overall outcome is to reduce miners’ risk of traumatic injuries and fatalities in mine emergencies. This initiative will expand knowledge and capacity in mine emergencies, train researchers, transfer technologies into industry through research-to-practice approach and provide training for mine safety personnel. We will disseminate research results in journals and conference proceedings and establish an arms-length Advisory Board to provide counsel on research directions. Board members include Arch, Komatsu, Fred Weber, Matrix, MSHA, and Strata. To achieve these research goals, S&T and UK request $1 million per year funding, within the 4-year duration.